Aug 24, 1998
The heavy rainfall from the late night rainfall of the 23rd and the early morning rainfall of the 24thproduced a flood wave along the Rio Grande River that moved through Kinney County during the morning and afternoon of the 24th, and across Maverick County from the afternoon of the 24th through the morning of Tuesday, the 25th. Hundreds of cattle were drowned in Kinney and northwestern Maverick County as the river rose rapidly. Little property damage was reported in Kinney.The Rio Grande crest
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5666651). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Maverick County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.